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Fellowship Announcement: Postdocs at the European University Institute

By Larry Solum

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; line-height: normal; font-size: 15px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; "><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Postdoctoral Fellowships at the European University Institute, Florence (Italy)<br /></span><br /></strong>The deadline for applications for the academic year 2011-2012 is<strong> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">25 October 2010<br /></span></strong><br /> <br /><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Max Weber Fellowships<br /></span></strong>The Max Weber Programme<font color="#800000"> </font>(<a href="http://www.eui.eu/ProgrammesandFellowships/MaxWeberProgramme/Index.aspx" style="color: #222222; " target="_blank">http://www.eui.eu/<wbr />ProgrammesandFellowships/<wbr />MaxWeberProgramme/Index.aspx</a>)<font color="#800000"> </font>is the largest postdoctoral programme for young researchers in the social sciences, funded by the European Commission (DG Education). Max Weber Fellowships are for 1 or 2 years and are open to candidates who have received a doctorate in the social sciences (economics, law, political science, sociology, history and related fields) within the last 5 years.<br /> <br />The Max Weber fellowships are designed for junior post-docs who would like to pursue an academic career, concentrate on their own research and enhance their academic practice in a multidisciplinary environment. Fellows are selected on the basis of their research accomplishments and potential, their academic career interests, and the availability of the EUI faculty to provide mentorship. Each year 40 - 45 postdoctoral fellows are part of the programme.<br /><br />For more information on how to apply please see: <a href="http://www.eui.eu/ServicesAndAdmin/AcademicService/PostdoctoralFellowships/MaxWeberFellowships/Index.aspx" style="color: #222222; " target="_blank">http://www.eui.eu/<wbr />ServicesAndAdmin/<wbr />AcademicService/<wbr />PostdoctoralFellowships/<wbr />MaxWeberFellowships/Index.aspx</a> <br /><font color="#993300"><br /> <br /></font><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jean Monnet Fellowships<br /></span></strong>Through its Jean Monnet Fellowship Programme the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies offers fellowships to post-docs in an early stage of their academic career. During their stay at the RSCAS, fellows work on a research topic that fits well in the overall research profile of the RSCAS<font color="#800000"> </font>(<a href="http://www.eui.eu/DepartmentsAndCentres/RobertSchumanCentre/Index.aspx" style="color: #222222; " target="_blank">http://www.eui.eu/<wbr />DepartmentsAndCentres/<wbr />RobertSchumanCentre/Index.aspx</a><wbr />) and<font color="#800000"></font>participate in the academic life of the Centre and of the EUI. Each fellow is assigned a professorial mentor.<br /> <br />Jean Monnet Fellowships usually have a duration of 12 or 24 months and are open to candidates who have received a doctorate within the last 7 years. The main criteria during the selection procedure are the CV, the overall scientific quality of the proposal, and the fit of the proposal with the research programme of the Centre.<br /> <br />For more information please see<font color="#800000"> </font><a href="http://www.eui.eu/ServicesAndAdmin/AcademicService/PostdoctoralFellowships/JeanMonnetFellowships/Index.aspx" style="color: #222222; " target="_blank">http://www.eui.eu/<wbr />ServicesAndAdmin/<wbr />AcademicService/<wbr />PostdoctoralFellowships/<wbr />JeanMonnetFellowships/Index.<wbr />aspx</a></span>

Full post as published by Legal Theory Blog on September 17, 2010 (boomark / email).